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Register of Overseas Entities

Overseas entities who want to buy, sell or transfer property or land in the UK, must register with Companies House and tell us who their registrable beneficial owners or managing officers are.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Companies House, HM Land Registry and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 13 January 2023
• Last updated: 4 March 2025 — See all updates

The Register of Overseas Entities came into force in the UK on 1 August 2022 through the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.

Documents

• Register an overseas entity and its beneficial owners
  • 1 May 2024
  • Guidance
• File an overseas entity update statement
  • 1 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Apply to protect your details on the Register of Overseas Entities
  • 5 March 2025
  • Guidance
• Apply to remove an overseas entity from the register
  • 1 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Agent assurance codes for completing verification checks on overseas entities
  • 13 September 2023
  • Guidance
• Find a UK-regulated agent to verify information for an overseas entity
  • 2 September 2024
  • Guidance
• Register of Overseas Entities: guidance on registration and verification
  • 28 February 2025
  • Guidance
• Disposing of UK property as an overseas entity
  • 9 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Register of Overseas Entities: approach to enforcement
  • 20 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Register of Overseas Entities - tax implications
  • 16 December 2022
  • Policy paper

Published 13 January 2023

Last updated 4 March 2025 + show all updates

1. 4 March 2025

   Added guidance - Apply to protect your details on the Register of Overseas Entities.

2. 28 June 2023

   File an overseas entity update statement added to collection.

3. 21 June 2023

   Added ROE approach to enforcement guidance.

4. 13 January 2023

   First published.